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Analysis of Failure in Fiber Polymer Laminates

The Theory of Alfred Puck

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  • Comprehensive introduction to the most successful among many theories on the failure of fiber composites
  • Written by Puck's pupil and appointed successor Martin Knops
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-4
  3. Experimental work

    Pages 137-169
  4. Concluding remarks

    Pages 177-178
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 179-205

About this book

Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) are widely used for the design of load-bearing structures. Life time prediction based on failure analysis is therefore essential for many applications in Aeronautics, Automotive and Civil Engineering. Analysis of Failure in Fiber Polymer Laminates presents Alfred Puck´s failure model, which, among several other theories, predicts fracture limits best and describes the failure phenomena in FRP most realistically – as confirmed within the “World-wide Failure Exercise”. Using Puck´s model the composite engineer can follow the gradual failure process in a laminate and deduce from the results of the analysis how to improve the laminate design. This capability distinguishes the model from other phenomenological and global models. It thus reduces the number of required component tests and iteration loops in the design process and paves the way to sorely needed software for crash-simulation of FRP-structures.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rotorblattenentwicklung, REpower Systems AG, Rendsburg, Germany

    Martin Knops

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Softcover Book USD 199.99
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Hardcover Book USD 199.99
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